The Best in Southeast Asian Food

The abundance of food in Southeast Asia is not something to be ignored. Rather, it's something to embrace and experience as frequently as possible, ensuring you get the best smattering of the local cuisine. There is something innately charming about the tiny, yet slightly grungy-looking metal street-cart set up on a small soi surrounded by lawn ottomans and chairs as makeshift tables. The knives are filthy, the water undrinkable and the stove hasn't been washed in ages.

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A Look Back: Scuba Diving in Koh Tao

For my first in the "A Look Back" series, I wanted to talk about my experience as a first-time diver.

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In Search of Mangosteens in New York City

After a day-long quest to find my favorite fruit in Chinatown, I finally able to convert my two most vocal mangosteen-nonbelievers into semi-supporters in this follow-up post about the wonderful mangosteen fruit from Southeast Asia.

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Visiting Refugees in Bangkok’s IDC

Now that I'm back in the States, as promised I'm taking the time to write about the things I did along my route that I never had the opportunity to write about previously on She's in Love with the World. Follow along as I revisit some of my favorite, memorable and most stops on my journey. First up are my twice-weekly visits to Bangkok's Immigration Detention Center, a place that few tourists venture deep enough into the city to see.

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What I’ve Been Reading on the Road

Nothing is a better cure for a never-ending bus trip or lazy night in the hostel common room than a good book.

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The Different Types of Travel

The Middle East, it turns out, is not nearly as conducive a place to travel as a backpacker to start, let alone a solo traveler. All the difference in the world is made with a plus one.

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Putting an End-Date on Open-Ended Travel

At 5:30 a.m. on June 30, I arrive at JFK airport back in New York.

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How to Deal: Budgeting (Part II)

Weeks ago, I published one of my most successful posts yet on how I budgeted myself throughout Southeast Asia. It wasn’t meant to be a comprehensive guide on how any subsequent Southeast Asian vagabonds should travel, but just a rough outline of where I spent the most and what I spent my money on. Since then, I’ve been compiling my best tips and tricks (and those of other travel bloggers) for Part II of my budgeting extravaganza.

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A Post Devoted Entirely to Mangosteens

The flavors of the mangosteen are unlike anything I’ve ever tasted. It’s a cross between mango, papaya, tangerine and peach; it’s sweet, it’s tangy, it’s soft and in fewer words, it’s heavenly.

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A Return to Normalcy in Bangkok

In a foreign concept that doesn’t sit well with the Western mind, Bangkok has reverted to normalcy in just under a week. Mai pen rai, or "no worries," we’ll survive. The large mall complex (the same shopping centers that were rendered shut for nearly a month) around Ratchaprasong has reopened, the BTS SkyTrain and MRT have resumed service and people are bustling about the city as though last week's crackdown were nothing but a distant memory.

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